Improvement in fastening foe caeeiage-ouetains



T. A. MITCHELL. Carriage-Curtain Fastening M Y): asses.

1;: Vania N. PETERS. Photo-Lithographer, Washington. D C.

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THOMAS A. MITCHELL, OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

Letters Patent No. 72,666, dated December 24, 1867. 4 i

IMPROVEMENT IN FASTENING FOR CARRIAGE-CURTAINS TO ALL WHOM IT MAYCONCERNS Be it known that I, THOMAS A. MITCHELL, of Washington, Districtof Columbia, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements inCarriage-Curtain Fustenings; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification, idwhich- Figurel is aplan of the fastening, and

Figure 2 a side view of the same.

The nature of this invention consists in the employment of an expansivecurtain-strap, also in providing the strap with a metal tip, which isfurnished with a button-hole of peculiar construction.

g It is a source of no little trouble and vexation to button acarriage-curtain when it has been made scant, or, when from shrinkage,it fails to meet the button, or when, perchance, the button-hole is alittle smaller than the button. v To obviate the annoyances, resultingfrom the above and similar causes, has been my object in this invention.a

In order, therefore, that others skilled in the art may make and use'it,I will now describe its modeof construction.

' A represents a strap ofIndiarubber, to which is secured, by rivetorptherwise, the metal tip B. Said tip is provided with the slot orbutton-hole e. It will be particularly observed that the formation ofthis slot is of such .a character that when once placed over the button,no jarring or shaking can disconnect the strap from the button. Theshape of slot e should resemble closely a longitudinal section of ascrew.

I do not wish to confine myself solely to the use of an India-rubberstrap, as a metal spring, attachedto a non-elastic material, or even ametal spring alone, may be so constructed as to answer substantially thesame purpose. 1 v I What I do claim, therefore,' and desire to secure byLetters Patent, i s

The elastic strap A, in combination with metal tip B,when the latter isprovided with a button-hole, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the forcgeing as my own, I aflix my signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS MITCHELL.

Witnesses WM. MARTIN, PETER KLINE.

